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>> Waiting for news of their loved ones. At least 40 residents of this Siberian city dead after drinking bath oil, others hospitalized. Investigators in Irkutsk say it contained methylated spirits. The people who drunk it were thought to be seeking a cheap alternative to alcohol. Use of surrogate liquor is rife in Russia's poorer regions.

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> Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, telling a government meeting he wants to look at banning the products. The death toll is expected to rise.